Springs motorcyclist killed in crash while riding to help others | VIDEO

September 8, 2013|By Mike Clary, Staff writer

JUPITER — — With the Patriot Guard Riders, John Henry Regan was known as "Angel," a name that friends and family said befitted his generous, selfless nature.

Regan, of Coral Springs, was on his way to Stuart in the early morning darkness Saturday to escort several World War II veterans to Palm Beach International Airport for an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C.

He was on his 1984 Harley Davidson motorcycle and heading north on Interstate 95 near Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach County when he was struck from behind by a car at about 2:50 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Thrown from the bike, Regan ended up on the grass in the median. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said police.

"That was Jack, on the highway at 3 in the morning to be there for people he never met," said Rick Regan, the oldest of four brothers born and raised in Boston.

Police said Regan was struck by a 2010 Lexus driven by Amanda McClure, 24, of Palm City.